Thursday, August 11, 2011

Day 8: 1 Corinthians 5 "Expel the Immoral Brother!"

This is actually for yesterday...

Hmmm I like this chapter because it brings up a really good point in the old testament that I always wondered about.  It said that we had to "expel the wicked man from among you." (Deut.17:7)  They did this in the form of outcasts, stoning and various other things.  Are we supposed to continue this?  especially since Jesus has come.  But then Paul also says this:

11"But now I am writing you that you must not associate with anyone who calls himself a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or a slanderer, a drunkard or a swindler.  With such a man do not even eat." 

This hurts me because I call myself a sister in Christ but I know I have struggled with these sins before and am still now.  Does this mean I should be cast out? 

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